C. R. Wiley

Common Good

Christian Living

“For some time now, modern theorists have informed us that we can be happy without virtue. They’ve even outlined political orders premised on the notion that we live ‘after virtue,’ as Alastair MacIntyre put it. We are reminded everyday of how wrong smart people can be. My friend Dean Abbott has done us the great favor of publishing an old-fashioned book on old-fashioned virtues. But virtues are not a matter of fashion, they’re a matter of moral fact. Read this book and put what you learn into practice, and you’ll never go out of fashion either.”

Durable Trades

Work, Money & Leadership

“Since the publications of Man of the House and The Household and the War for the Cosmos, a number of people have asked me for additional help—especially when it comes to the matter of ‘What can I do now?’ Rory has the book for them. Durable Trades is a book designed to help people identify trades that can be held by households—household-friendly trades, you could say—as well as trades that are likely to remain viable for the foreseeable future. His book merits your consideration.”

From Imagination to Faërie

Arts & Literature

“This loving treatment of Tolkien’s unifying theological vision is desperately needed. . . . I hope Imbert’s book is widely read and enjoyed. His work on Tolkien’s theory of language is especially needed in today’s academy. For Imbert, and for Tolkien, of course, the true power of words is their ability to cast good spells that can imaginatively enchant us with realities that are true, good, and beautiful.”

The Family Economy

Marriage, Family & Relationships

“Rory Groves has done it again! The Family Economy makes a great companion to his excellent book, Durable Trades. It’s a brief introduction to the household economy, actually, the real economy, historically, and practically understood. It’s what we’re working for and where the work is meant to be done.”

The Making of Evangelical Spirituality

History & Biography

“Have there ever been people who can generate heresies with the insouciance of American evangelicals? Perhaps it has something to do with our ‘spiritual populism’ and ‘mysterialism.’ Those are terms that Jason Cherry employs in this helpful book as he examines the inversion of authority in evangelical Protestantism—once the basis for authority was Scripture, now for many people it is some form of personal revelation. How did it happen, and what can be done? Jason can help answer those questions.”